An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:04

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:09.643Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-1467

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.990

Modified: 2024-01-19T00:15:10.973

Link: CVE-2020-1467

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